Advancing the integration of palliative care in the national health system

ABSTRACT

This policy brief contributes to the evidence base of policy development for scaling up palliative care services across Uganda, particularly among population groups with 'special needs', such as the poor, those living in rural areas, children or parents with life-limiting diseases, the elderly, and the mentally or physically challenged.(5) The Department for Clinical Services (in Uganda's MoH) has identified a cross-section of twenty-two key stakeholders with relevant expertise in the field of palliative care (including policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and palliative care practitioners). The information and viewpoints they provided helped to define the problem, identify potential policy solutions, as well as implementation considerations. All of these concerns are addressed in this report.